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Cyprus slashes tonnage tax dues for greener ships
Cyprus is making changes to its tonnage tax system to encourage owners to operate greener ships. The Cyprus shipping deputy…
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Crews ships to the rescue
Container shipping consultant Andy Lane suggests out of work cruise ships could solve certain parts of the crew change crisis.…
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Emanuele Lauro becomes president of Monaco’s Chamber of Shipping
Emanuele Lauro, chairman of Scorpio Bulkers and Scorpio Tankers, has been elected as president of the Monaco Chamber of Shipping.…
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BAR Technologies makes bold emissions claims while unveiling kamsarmax project
The UK’s BAR Technologies will install solid wing sails on a kamsarmax bulk carrier as part of a 36-month project…
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Singapore to vaccinate over 10,000 frontline maritime workers by end of month
Singapore will deliver Covid-19 vaccinations to over 10,000 maritime personnel by the end of January under its Sea – Air…
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Nearing the end of blockchain hype in complex supply chain logistics
John Walker, president of Holo Sail Holdings, writes for Splash today, discussing the realistic future for blockchain use in the…
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Affinity acquires Grieg Shipbrokers’ dry bulk operations in Shanghai and Singapore
Richard Fulford-Smith-led broking firm Affinity has hired Grieg Shipbrokers’ teams in Shanghai and Singapore. Affinity has also confirmed that it…
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Canada joins Australia in committing to get overworked crews home
Transport Canada has issued a notice that it intends to finally enforce the Maritime Labour Convention provisions on duration of…
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US imposes further sanctions on Iranian shipping entities
The US State Department has added seven entities and two individuals, including subsidiary of the Islamic Republic of Iran Shipping…
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Seven feared dead as ship sinks off Turkey
A Palau-flagged general cargo ship sank off the coast of Turkey’s Black Sea province of Bartin, with four of the…
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Reach details unmanned subsea project
Reach Subsea has provided details of an autonomous shipping project it has been working on for the last 18 months…
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Frank Coles quits Wallem
Frank Coles revealed to staff today he has resigned as the CEO of Wallem Group, just over two years since…
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More crew change complications emerge as virus mutates
Crew changes are once more becoming difficult as much of the world locks down again following the emergence of several…
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Fatal incident onboard BW Offshore FPSO, two dead
BW Offshore has announced that an incident occurred onboard its FPSO operating on the Espoir field offshore the Ivory Coast. The…
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Charterers under pressure to resolve Chinese coal carrier impasse
Charterers are coming under pressure to resolve the dry bulk standoff on China’s coastline that has stranded more than 1,100…
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Gulf of Guinea becomes this decade’s Somalia as kidnapping cases soar
The International Chamber of Commerce’s International Maritime Bureau (IMB)’s annual piracy report recorded an increase of piracy and armed robbery…
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Interpol seeks captain and owner of the ship linked to Beirut port blast
Interpol has issued red notices for the captain and owner of the ship that carried the ammonia nitrate which obliterated…
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Weekly Broker: Cape rally leads the markets
The dry bulk S&P market has had a positive start of the year with plenty of transactions taking place across…
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Maersk and The Ocean Cleanup extend partnership
Dutch environmental organisation The Ocean Cleanup and AP Moller-Maersk have extended their relationship by three more years. The organisation’s mission…
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First Steamship joins Baurmarine pool
Baumarine by MaruKlav, the panamax pool managed by Klaveness and Marubeni, has welcomed Taiwan’s First Steamship as its latest member.…
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